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Adults with work-related asthma are more likely that those with non-work-related asthma to have received pneumococcal vaccination

Pneumococcal Vaccine for Only Half With Work-Related Asthma

54 percent of adults with work-related asthma, 35 percent with non-work-related asthma vaccinated
Three cases of community-acquired pneumonia involving Chlamydia caviae after exposure to ill guinea pigs have been described

Zoonotic Chlamydia caviae Tied to Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Three cases of community-acquired pneumonia reported after exposure to ill guinea pigs
There is an increased risk of cardiovascular disease following hospital admission for sepsis or pneumonia that persists for at least five years after the infection

Higher Risk of CVD Persists After Hospital Stay for Severe Infection

Risk persists for at least five years after sepsis, pneumonia with hospitalization
Since the introduction of pneumococcal vaccines

Epidemiology of Acute Otitis Media Changed From 2006-2016

Change in proportion of S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, M. catarrhalis causing AOM
From 2002 to 2012 there was a decrease in the incidence of admission for aspiration pneumonia

Drop in Admission for Aspiration Pneumonia From 2002 to 2012

Decrease in incidence and in-hospital mortality among all cases, and those aged 65 years and older
The first prescription of an antibiotic that the average U.S. adult with pneumonia receives is now ineffective in about a quarter of cases

ATS: First Abx Rx Doesn’t Work for ~25% of Pneumonia Cases

One in four adult patients do not respond to initial prescription of antibiotic treatment
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio can predict 30-day mortality for elderly adults with community-acquired pneumonia

Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Mortality in CAP

NLR predicts 30-day mortality for elderly adults admitted with community-acquired pneumonia
For patients with dementia

Proton Pump Inhibitor Use Ups Pneumonia Risk in Dementia

Independent risk factors for pneumonia include age, male gender, underlying cerebrovascular disease
Introduction of seven-valent and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine correlated with a reduction in Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia

Post-PCV13 Drop in Streptococcus pneumoniae Bacteremia

As pneumococcal rates dropped, rates of E. coli, Salmonella spp, Staphylococcus aureus increased
For children with community-acquired pneumonia

Nonclinical Factors Drive Antibiotic Choice in Pediatric CAP

Age, previous antibiotic receipt, private insurance up odds of macrolide versus amoxicillin receipt